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  Heat and Health Disparities: Addressing Barriers in Underserved Communities This webinar was held on January 14, 2025 Access the recording of the session HERE *This enduring material is eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits! The built environment can play a large role in a person’s exposure to heat, as well as other manmade and climate change-related health hazards. This webinar will dive into the concept of health disparities…

***Now eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits!  Vulnerable populations such as children and farmworkers may not always have a choice when exposed to heat. In this webinar, speakers will analyze regional challenges, identify barriers and facilitators to health outcomes, and emphasize the role of community engagement in improving children’s health in relation to heat. Access the recording of the session HERE. After watching the recording of the session, we…

Abstract:  Heterogeneity in temperature-mortality relationships across locations may partly result from differences in the demographic structure of populations and their cause-specific vulnerabilities. Here we conduct the largest epidemiological study to date on the association between ambient temperature and mortality by age and cause using data from 532 cities in 33 countries. We collected daily temperature and mortality data from each country. Mortality data was provided as daily death counts within…

***Now eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits!  Pregnancy can increase the risk of a woman and her fetus being negatively impacted by environmental exposures. This webinar will discuss current research on how high ambient temperatures may influence pregnancy outcomes, highlighting emerging epidemiologic evidence and current knowledge gaps. The webinar will also utilize data and professional clinical experience to show how obstetricians and other clinicians working with pregnant patients can…

The CHART Community Engagement Core (CEC), guided by its Partner Steering Committee, has selected three outstanding projects for the 2024-2025 CHART Community Grant. This year, we received six applications from dedicated groups across the Atlanta metro area, all focused on addressing climate-related challenges, particularly those related to heat.  Each year, CHART’s CEC invites Atlanta residents to propose innovative projects aimed at mitigating climate and heat impacts in their neighborhoods. Applicants…

***Now eligible for Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) credits!  As summer temperatures continue to rise, health professionals must be prepared to prevent and treat illness due to extreme heat. This webinar highlighted how health and non-health factors contribute to variability in individual risk of heat related illnesses, and presented the new CDC Heat & Health Tracker, as well as key screening materials, heat action plans, and heat and medication guidance for…

Emory University researchers of the Climate and Health Actionable Research and Translation (CHART) Center are conducting a study to learn about people’s exposure to heat and air pollution in Atlanta. We are looking for adults who live in Atlanta to participate in the study. Interested in participating? See the flyer below for more information or go here.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on extreme heat in Georgia, interviewing CHART experts and mentioning the new Rollins School of Public Health climate and health indicator dashboard. Read the full article here.  Heat-related illnesses and fatalities result when the body’s ability to cool itself is overwhelmed by high temperatures, causing a dangerous increase in body heat that can harm vital organs, including the brain. Noah Scovronick, an environmental health scientist,…

The Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University has launched a new climate and health indicator dashboard that provides data on the impact that climate change is having on human health in Georgia. The mobile-friendly dashboard provides data spanning decades on numerous indicators of climate-related hazards—such as annual totals for extreme heat days, air pollution, and drought—for each of Georgia’s 159 counties. It is the only publicly available interactive…

(Originally published on the Rollins School of Public Health News Center) The U.S. Global Change Research Program released its Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA) in November  2023. This comprehensive report pulls together science-backed evidence to communicate about current and future threats related to climate change in the United States at both a national and regional level and across a number of fronts, including air and water quality, the economy, natural disasters,…

(Originally published on the Rollins School of Public Health News Center) A team of researchers from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health has been awarded a $3.8M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a center to study the impacts of climate change on health and help develop action-oriented strategies to protect the health of individuals and communities. Emory University was one of the first five institutions to…